“…Participation in action learning projects has been offered as an alternative to traditional social work placements in a number of countries including Australia (Jackson, Pilcher & Shamley, 1986), Finland (Piippo et al, 2013), India (Panwar et al, 2014) and Jordan (Al-Makhamreh, Alnabulsi, & Asfour, 2015). Such opportunities require students to become self-directed learners (Al-Makhamreh et al, 2015), while at the same time, developing a range of skills including leadership, project management and evaluation (Panwar et al, 2014).…”